During your stay in London you may want to buy a zone 1 travelcard, which only lets you travel in central London, as it is a bit cheaper (£6.60). If you look at a tube map, you can see what zone stations are in, with central London being in zone 1, and stations further away being in increasing zones, up to 8. If you buy any type of ticket in London before 09:30am, it will be slightly more expensive (peak time).

If you are planning on making more than one tube journey, it is nearly always best to buy the travelcard, as a single tube fare is £4, and a bus is £2.20! (Unless you have an Oyster Card, but I assume not).

Where to stay

The closest (and cheapest) place near the RAH is the London Earls Court - General, this place is just 20 minutes walking from the Royal Albert Hall (from £16.95 per person/day). Some Curefans.com members will stay there. Check their Website

The cheapest hostel in London is the backpacker's Clink78 with beds from €10 per night. The hostel has positive reviews on hostelworld. To book, go to the hostel's website: http://www.clinkhostels.com/

BeWelcome is also an excellent alternative if you want to stay at someone's place in London for free!.

The Cure tickets are on sale Friday 9am

The Cure are bringing their unique “REFLECTIONS” show to London on Tuesday 15th November 2011 19h30.

First experienced this spring at the Vivid Festival in Sydney, it features the THREE IMAGINARY BOYS (1979), SEVENTEEN SECONDS (1980) and FAITH (1981) albums played live in their entirety.

The Cure are one of the worlds’ most enduringly influential bands, and this is a rare and unique chance to hear how they became the voice of generations with three releases that etched them into the public consciousness.

“REFLECTIONS” features an evolving line up of band members past and present playing the first three Cure albums live in their entirety. From the punchy, offbeat, starkly adorned songs of THREE IMAGINARY BOYS (1979), through the increasingly shadowy and quixotic pieces of SEVENTEEN SECONDS (1980), to the singular melancholic grandeur of FAITH (1981), this is a truly extraordinary concert experience.

"It was (the RAH) originally designed with a capacity for 8,000 people and has accommodated as many as 9,000 (although modern safety restrictions mean that the maximum permitted capacity is now 5,544 including standing in the Gallery)"

I'll be at the London show! It's only half an hour away for me. The RAH is pretty small, but it's a lovely victorian venue built in 1871. It's where they hold the BBC Proms every year - these are broadcast around the world so people might know it from there?

As UK does not belong to the "Schengen" space I need a visa. And that f****** visa cost me 90 EUR

Are you sure about that? The UK's still in the EU so as long as you're from an EU country you will need your passport, but not an extra visa. The UK Border Agency says 'Nationals of countries in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland have the right of free movement and residence in the UK'.

Are you sure about that? The UK's still in the EU so as long as you're from an EU country you will need your passport, but not an extra visa. The UK Border Agency says 'Nationals of countries in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland have the right of free movement and residence in the UK'.

100% sure. UK belongs to the EU but did not sign the no-borders space (Schengen). And as I am Peruvian, I need to apply for a tourist visa, answer 103 questions (no kidding) and show lots of documents. I know Peru is the first or second larger producer of marihuana, but does not means we all Peruvians carry some stuff in our bag

100% sure. UK belongs to the EU but did not sign the no-borders space (Schengen). And as I am Peruvian, I need to apply for a tourist visa, answer 103 questions (no kidding) and show lots of documents. I know Peru is the first or second larger producer of marihuana, but does not means we all Peruvians carry some stuff in our bag

Oh I see, I assumed you were from Slovakia as that's where it says you live on your profile. But yes, if you have a Peruvian passport then you're right, you will need a visa.

Oh I see, I assumed you were from Slovakia as that's where it says you live on your profile. But yes, if you have a Peruvian passport then you're right, you will need a visa.

I will go to Vienna on Tuesday to apply for the Visa (is just 1h away from here). Normally it shouldn't be a problem. Best of all is the day before I see And Also The Trees there, so I will "shot two birds from one shot" as we say